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Old 02-09-2012, 05:28 AM
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Default Venue 3 & Profile Mix Rack

Looking at upgrading my current console setup to a Profile Surface with Mix Rack.

With Venue 3 around the corner...My question pertains to the up'ed channel limitation on the Mix Rack (64 to 80). Is it now possible to add an additional mic in card bringing the total to 4 input cards? Or is just an up on the overall processing (48 Mic In, 8 AES, 8 Line in, 16 Stereo EFX)?
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Old 02-09-2012, 09:02 AM
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Default Re: Venue 3 & Profile Mix Rack

Another question regarding Venue 3 and Mix Rack.

Since the input and output cards are the same for both Mix Rack and SC48, when is the Stage 48/AVB going to be compatible with Mix Rack?
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Old 02-09-2012, 11:33 AM
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You can not add another mic input card to the Mix Rack. You can add an I/O 16 which gives you 8 more analog line I/O and 8 more AES digital I/O.
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Old 02-09-2012, 02:09 PM
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Default Re: Venue 3 & Profile Mix Rack

Doug,

You could add a IOx Card before the up'in on the channel limitation.

48 Mic In, 8 Line In, 8 AES = 64 Channels

Just trying to understand where the additional 16chs are coming from...
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Old 02-09-2012, 02:41 PM
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Just trying to understand where the additional 16chs are coming from...
Different workflows often use multiple processing channels for a single input from the stage. This involves double patching inputs.

One example of this would be when the desk is used for monitors and FOH simultaneously. This allows you to process an input differently for different uses.

Another example is for a center vocal in monitor world. There could be one channel that is driving wedges and another to drive IEM.

Sometimes a center vocalist wants to hear a vocal one way in their ears and the band needs something more compressed that keeps it loud enough for them to hear the quiet parts, but not blow them away during the loud parts. Patching the same input to multiple processing channels is often an ideal way of accomplishing this.

There are other times when you might want to have a clean and a dirty of the same input. For instance you could patch the DI input of a Bass guitar to two different channels. One might be fairly clean and transparent while the other has an amp modeling plugin on it. Mixing the two together creates a different sound.

More processing channels allow for more flexibility in accomplishing the tasks at hand.
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Old 02-10-2012, 08:51 AM
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Don't forget the FX returns as well...
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Old 02-10-2012, 12:21 PM
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They are software only. Ken and Nicolas give some good examples as to how you might want to use them.
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Old 02-11-2012, 08:11 AM
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One might be fairly clean and transparent while the other has an amp modeling plugin on it. Mixing the two together creates a different sound.
Yes it really does, but bad comb-filtering type of sound

I would really like to see some type of selective delay compensation on next gen. desks, where for example, channels sharing the same input would be kept sample-accurate @ output(s).
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Old 02-11-2012, 10:12 AM
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Yes it really does, but bad comb-filtering type of sound
This is place where you would need to manually compensate for the the delay offset between the two channels. Trootrace works fine for this. Pull up a transfer between the two channels and add delay until the phase trace lines up. It would be nice if it was automated, but it is very doable.
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Old 02-11-2012, 11:50 AM
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This is place where you would need to manually compensate for the the delay offset between the two channels. Trootrace works fine for this. Pull up a transfer between the two channels and add delay until the phase trace lines up. It would be nice if it was automated, but it is very doable.
An easier way, right click on the input screen in the grey area above the inserts (upper right), and it will show you the total delay of the plugins inserted on that channel (in samples).
Just type in that same amount of samples on the parallel channel and you' re set.
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